March 2025
April 2025
Mannheim Car Crash: Two Dead, Eleven Injured in Intentional Attack
On Rose Monday, a 40-year-old German man intentionally drove his car through Mannheim's pedestrian zone, killing two and injuring eleven; the driver, who had a history of firearm offenses, is in custody, and his motive remains under investigation.
Mannheim Car Crash: Two Dead, Eleven Injured in Intentional Attack
On Rose Monday, a 40-year-old German man intentionally drove his car through Mannheim's pedestrian zone, killing two and injuring eleven; the driver, who had a history of firearm offenses, is in custody, and his motive remains under investigation.
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32% Bias Score
Pakistan Military Base Attack: 12 Dead, 30 Wounded
A suicide bombing and subsequent attack on a Pakistani military base in Bannu killed at least 12 people, including four children, and wounded 30 others; Jaish Al-Fursan, a Pakistani Taliban-linked group, claimed responsibility for the assault.
Pakistan Military Base Attack: 12 Dead, 30 Wounded
A suicide bombing and subsequent attack on a Pakistani military base in Bannu killed at least 12 people, including four children, and wounded 30 others; Jaish Al-Fursan, a Pakistani Taliban-linked group, claimed responsibility for the assault.
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28% Bias Score
US Tariffs Hit Continental's Mexican Operations, Threatening 20% of Revenue
Continental, a major German auto supplier, faces significant challenges from new US tariffs on Mexican imports, impacting its 20 percent US revenue and 23,000 Mexican employees, forcing it to seek solutions as global markets weaken.
US Tariffs Hit Continental's Mexican Operations, Threatening 20% of Revenue
Continental, a major German auto supplier, faces significant challenges from new US tariffs on Mexican imports, impacting its 20 percent US revenue and 23,000 Mexican employees, forcing it to seek solutions as global markets weaken.
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44% Bias Score
Trump's Tariffs Spark Global Trade War
President Trump's increasing tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada, China, and soon the EU, are initiating a global trade war that threatens the world economy; Germany, with 10 percent of its exports going to the US, faces uncertainty despite its diversified markets.
Trump's Tariffs Spark Global Trade War
President Trump's increasing tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada, China, and soon the EU, are initiating a global trade war that threatens the world economy; Germany, with 10 percent of its exports going to the US, faces uncertainty despite its diversified markets.
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56% Bias Score
Italian MEPs Resign Amid Qatargate Investigation
Two Italian MEPs from the S&D Group resigned amid a Belgian investigation into their alleged involvement in the Qatargate corruption scandal, prompting a request to lift their immunity for a full investigation into suspected influence-peddling concerning Qatar.
Italian MEPs Resign Amid Qatargate Investigation
Two Italian MEPs from the S&D Group resigned amid a Belgian investigation into their alleged involvement in the Qatargate corruption scandal, prompting a request to lift their immunity for a full investigation into suspected influence-peddling concerning Qatar.
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20% Bias Score
Germany Boycotts Nuclear Weapons Treaty Conference
Germany is boycotting the UN's Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons review conference, citing Russia's war in Ukraine and the subsequent need for NATO nuclear deterrence as reasons for its absence; this decision has drawn criticism from disarmament advocates.
Germany Boycotts Nuclear Weapons Treaty Conference
Germany is boycotting the UN's Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons review conference, citing Russia's war in Ukraine and the subsequent need for NATO nuclear deterrence as reasons for its absence; this decision has drawn criticism from disarmament advocates.
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44% Bias Score
Germany Bypasses Debt Brake for €100 Billion Military Modernization Plan
Germany plans to spend over €100 billion on military modernization, bypassing the debt brake rule with support from Union, SPD, and likely the Greens, to address equipment shortages and meet NATO's 2% GDP spending target, though experts estimate a further €200 billion is needed.
Germany Bypasses Debt Brake for €100 Billion Military Modernization Plan
Germany plans to spend over €100 billion on military modernization, bypassing the debt brake rule with support from Union, SPD, and likely the Greens, to address equipment shortages and meet NATO's 2% GDP spending target, though experts estimate a further €200 billion is needed.
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52% Bias Score
Record 10-Ton Cocaine Seizure in Dunkirk Underscores France's Drug Trafficking Crisis
French authorities seized 10 tons of cocaine at the port of Dunkirk on an unspecified date in 2024, with an estimated street value of €300 million; no arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing, highlighting a record year for cocaine seizures in France (53.5 tons, a 130% increase from ...
Record 10-Ton Cocaine Seizure in Dunkirk Underscores France's Drug Trafficking Crisis
French authorities seized 10 tons of cocaine at the port of Dunkirk on an unspecified date in 2024, with an estimated street value of €300 million; no arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing, highlighting a record year for cocaine seizures in France (53.5 tons, a 130% increase from ...
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36% Bias Score
Climate Change Threatens German Winter Sports
Climate change is shortening and warming German winters, impacting winter sports; Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a key Alpine skiing venue, faces challenges due to reduced snowfall, although snowmaking technology mitigates some effects, with long-term viability concerns.
Climate Change Threatens German Winter Sports
Climate change is shortening and warming German winters, impacting winter sports; Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a key Alpine skiing venue, faces challenges due to reduced snowfall, although snowmaking technology mitigates some effects, with long-term viability concerns.
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44% Bias Score
Germany Suspends New Aid to Rwanda over M23 Support
Germany is suspending new funding for Rwanda's development projects due to its military support for the M23 rebels in eastern Congo, while continuing existing projects, a response to UN condemnation and contrasting with the UK's more extensive aid suspension.
Germany Suspends New Aid to Rwanda over M23 Support
Germany is suspending new funding for Rwanda's development projects due to its military support for the M23 rebels in eastern Congo, while continuing existing projects, a response to UN condemnation and contrasting with the UK's more extensive aid suspension.
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44% Bias Score
EU Weakens Supply Chain Act Amidst German Lobbying
The EU is weakening its Supply Chain Act due to pressure from Germany and its industry, reducing its scope and impact; this follows the pattern of Germany's own weaker national law, raising concerns about corporate accountability for human rights violations.
EU Weakens Supply Chain Act Amidst German Lobbying
The EU is weakening its Supply Chain Act due to pressure from Germany and its industry, reducing its scope and impact; this follows the pattern of Germany's own weaker national law, raising concerns about corporate accountability for human rights violations.
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64% Bias Score
German Gender Pay Gap Widens with Higher Education, Driven by Part-Time Work
A new DIW Berlin study reveals that the gender pay gap in Germany widens with increasing professional qualifications, reaching 28 percent for 50-year-old university graduates; this is mainly due to women's higher rate of part-time work after age 30, which is influenced by societal and political fact...
German Gender Pay Gap Widens with Higher Education, Driven by Part-Time Work
A new DIW Berlin study reveals that the gender pay gap in Germany widens with increasing professional qualifications, reaching 28 percent for 50-year-old university graduates; this is mainly due to women's higher rate of part-time work after age 30, which is influenced by societal and political fact...
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44% Bias Score